News broke late yesterday that Google was selling its Motorola subsidiary to Lenovo for US$2.91 billion. With the dust settling around the announcement, it has now been confirmed that Google is not just hanging onto Motorola’s patents. It will also keep Project Ara, the modular concept that Motorola first unveiled back in late October. Confirmation came during the conference call […]
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Lenovo acquires Motorola from Google for US$2.91 billion
Tell me you saw this one coming: Google and Lenovo have announced that Lenovo has acquired the Motorola Mobility subsidiary from Google for US$2.91 billion. The Motorola Mobility aquisition includes the Motorola brand as well as its current portfolio of smartphones, including the Moto X and Moto G. Google will hang onto the majority of Motorola Mobility’s patents, including current patent applications and […]
CES 2014: Lenovo unveils ThinkPad 8 tablet
Lenovo today announced the ThinkPad 8 tablet. Unlike its first 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet, the Lenovo Miix 2, this one is aimed at the business and professional market segments. Made of machine-cut aluminum, it sports a slightly larger display and perhaps more importantly, a more powerful processor. Accessories such as a keyboard base and dock also allow it to be […]
Lenovo teases “something very special” for CES 2014
With CES 2014 just around the corner, the buildup to the event continues unabated. Lenovo is the latest to tease “something very special” for the trade show. As is so often the case, the image and accompanying tagline “Refine, Redefine” reveal little although the closeup does give us a clue. Lenovo’s latest surprise appears to be a device with physical […]
Lenovo launches its first LTE smartphone, the Lenovo Vibe Z
Lenovo kicked off 2014 by today announcing its first LTE smartphone, the Lenovo Vibe Z. It will support download speeds up to 150Mbps and uploads up to 50Mpbs. The company is likely to have made the announcement today to beat the deluge of announcements expected next week at CES 2014. “We created the new Vibe Z with its elegant design, high performance […]
Lenovo planning B8080 Yoga tablet with Full HD display?
Lenovo is no stranger to the tablet market. It recently launched the Yoga 8 and Yoga 10 tablets with a rather unique kickstand design with the help of its latest Lenovo product engineer, Ashton Kutcher. Both are relatively inexpensive tablets with quad-core MediaTek MT8125 processors and WXGA (1280×800) displays. The company may have loftier ambitions for its next models though. […]
Lenovo introduces Lenovo Yoga tablet with kickstand (Updated)
Lenovo and Ashton Kutcher today unveiled the Lenovo Yoga Tablet. Unlike traditional tablets, it has the unique ability to be used in three different positions: Held, tilted or standing. One side of the tablet is ticker and described as an exclusive cylindrical handle. It is designed to make it easier to hold the tablet one-handed. It also conceals a kickstand […]
Lenovo to livestream October 29 “Better way” event
Lenovo today announced via Twitter that it will make an announcement online tomorrow. The tweet itself reveals little about what the Chinese manufacturer will unveil but it has been teasing the event using the #betterway hashtag for a few days now. Please join Ashton Kutcher and musical guest, Hunter Hunted, in a LIVE global webcast launching Lenovo’s latest exciting product […]